Charles Barkley Totally Obliterates ESPN For Their Horrendous Coverage Of The NBA Finals
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Charles Barkley Totally Obliterates ESPN For Their Horrendous Coverage Of The NBA Finals.
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Mark Jackson and Jeff Vangundy are definitely sorely missed because Doris Burke and JJ Reddick have no personality, and their commentary is boring.
They love that woke bullshit so they fired they best talent they had.
Doris is not bad in my opinion, the rest gotta go
@@BottingIsWhatIdo I know she gets bombed on twitter every game she does. But I did notice on this game that after they made a big deal about the 1st woman to call the finals, she hardly said anything the whole game.
All she gave were short, essentially small talk type statements.
Agreed and JJ's "I'm perfect I know better than everyone else" attitude is extremely annoying
@@ishyameru6232especially considering he was a mid player who was a liability on defense.
ESPN went the way of MTV. Once great then shit.
Seeing some of these analysts makes me miss Stuart Scott more and more every day…
It’s cause they are run by Klutch - they hire people who will kiss LeBalco’s ass and discredit the rest of the NBA.
Well said
The ESPYs are the dumbest awards ever
Stephen a smith is the problem
NBA is cooked. ESPN is dry.
agreed.. its night and day with TNT's coverage
Charles is right there's no freaking way Lakers should've even been mentioned this be so sad
Today's media sucks.
Fox Newsmax, ESPN,
It always sucked we just have choices now.
this is why you have to love Charles Barkley, and exactly why he can’t work for ESPN 😂😂😂😂
Chuck isn't gonna say what they want him to say eithee, it definitely wouldn't work. Only way it woulf work, is if charles is allowed to sign & do a pat mcafee deal. Can you imaginr an almost completely unfilterd barkley? That woulf be awesone for tv!!
If Charles Barkley's opinions are so valued why was his show cancelled on CNN?
ESPN will squeeze every drop out of LeBron until he finally retires. The sad thing is, all this focus on LeBron has taken attention away from the next stars in the NBA, and the NBA ratings have suffered because of it.
Yes. The NBA and its media alienates and infuriates the rest of its non-LA fans, by its non-stop and incessant coverage of LaBron and the Lakers. We understood it when the Lakers were on top, but now that they are a mediocre/fringe play-in team, all of the coverage is just plain silly. The NFL has its faults, but one thing they do way better than the NBA is give credit where it’s due. The rest of the non-KC fans might be tired of the Chiefs and their being featured in all the primetime games and spotlight, but we respect it because the Chiefs have earned it on the field. The NFL gives the spotlight to whatever team deserves it, even if it’s in small markets like Buffalo or Green Bay. The NBA on the other hand, shoves LeBron and the Lakers down everyone’s throats even thought their title winning days are over. It’s disrespectful to places like Denver, Minnesota, OKC, and Dallas who have earned it on the court. And they wonder why their viewership continues to slide..
@@markmansfieldsbwc4674 Facts the NFL could have milked the end of Tom Brady, but they build up KC, Buffalo, Baltimore and Cinncy. They got America use to watching these teams and now are building up Houston and whoever else step up. ESPN spams Cowboys, but the NFL doesn't let them have full control or make the schedule. The NBA does and it hurts there ratings.
@@jamiesp3901 You’re totally right. The NFL could have gone way over board with Tom Brady’s departure but they didn’t. And you’re also right about Baltimore and Cinncy. There’s no way in hell the NBA would treat those smaller markets and fan bases so well. And now with the rise of the Houston Texans, the NFL is helping to reenergize their non-Dallas, Texas fan base by putting some of the spotlight on the Texans due to their play on the field last year. Now contrast that with how the NBA and their media handled their exciting young team on the rise this year (OKC)..crickets..And here we are in the dam Finals, and what does ESPN spend an hour on? The Lakers POTENTIAL new coach, just speculation! He’s not even hired yet, who cares! It should JUST be about Dallas and Boston right now, NOT the dam LAKERS 11th coach in the last 4 years! 🤦🏽♂️
The coverage leaning towards LeBron does hurt the ratings and is a downfall for the NBA, but it is not as important as THE WAY THEY PRESENT THE LEAGUE. That is the problem. CBS, NBC and Fox present the NFL well, and have done so for over 40 years. Theme music, halftime shows, pageantry and commentary. The NFL doesn't have a problem in that regard. ESPN is poor in every facet of PRESENTING THE LEAGUE. No theme music. Halftime show stinks. They do not set up the game well. Their commentary team is poor. Everything about ESPN since 2000, in all sports, has been poor in terms of presentation, other than in Tennis. That is their issue.
@@PGO_Gaming Yea, you have point. The NFL shows are top notch in terms of production and talent. And some of the music is iconic at this point! “Are you ready for some football?!” I remember the Monday Night Football theme from when I was a little boy, and I’m pushing 50..
That said, I think TNT does a fairly good job presenting the NBA. Way better than ESPN..
ESPN might as well show all Ads during half-time, because their so-called panel of experts don't have anything to say that is worth listening to anyway. ESPN is a clown show.
That's basically what they did lol
It's not the analysts' fault. Clearly people don't watch ESPN halftime during the year. It is exactly like that Always. Their network sells 75% of the airtime to advertisers and gives the panel nothing to work with.
Can we just get another sports channel because ESPN is horrible
Omg facts ESPN has a love for the lakers close up on Lebrun when Denver wins
“So What is Lebron doing?” ESPN finals coverage
Espn sucks😂
Redick and Doris have zero chemistry. Van Gundy and Jackson had chemistry.
chenistry of cheesy try at humor - just depressing and stupid
Doris is an affirmative action promotion and Reddick just glazes modern players like the Klutch Sports shill he is.
JJ Redick has the personality of a stump
I’m sorry, but Doris is just boring to listen to. She has a lot of knowledge about the game, but you are not drawn in and compelled, listening to her color commentary. JJ Reddick just comes across arrogant, condescending, and with that vibe of being the smartest guy in the room. Plus, I don’t think he has much if any respect for NBA fans and how they see the game. Mike Breen deserves better TBH
@@Riles3152I’m just glad we ain’t dealing with Bob Meyers on commentary he’s just as bad if not worse than Doris Burke he’s clueless. Yes, he’s outstanding in the front office but bro is clueless when it comes to the game itself
Haven't even listened yet to this BUT I am so annoyed with Mike Greenberg from GET UP and his usual brown nosing of LBJ & his son, calling them "The first family of the NBA" I wanted to puke. KLUTCH IS SO FAR UP THEIR YOU KNOW WHAT, IT JUST SPOILS EVERYTHING INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON THE TEAMS THAT WERE IN THE PLAYOFFS AND NOW IN THE FINALS.
Greenberg isn’t covering the NBA this year
I wonder what made ESPN think “hmmmm…. The audience wanna listen to Doris Burke and JJ Redick”
NO THE HELL I DONT
ESPN is sports gossip…been saying that. They have a million shows that talk about the same shxt every hour. The analyst are 2nd tier compared to Turner and that’s NBA TV included.
ESPN only has 2 topics. It’s either LeBum or the Dallas Cowboys
Charles, they didn't even bring the ESPN Crew on Camera at halftime! They talked over the 1st half highlights four or five times and kept going back to Commercial. Then the 3rd Quarter started.😂 I'm like... what happened to the Analysis on-camera? It was SO WEIRD.😅
I’ve been a Lakers fan since they came to LA in 1960 and I live in an LA suburb. Even I’m sick of LeWhiner and the Lakers! Haven’t watched one game since “Le I Need Shooters” came to town. Can’t watch won’t watch.
“LeWhiner” is the most boomer shit I have ever read. Stop doing that.
For me, ESPN has gone downhill ever since Stuart Scott passed away (RIP). In recent years, it's been downright unwatchable
If you know you know. 💯
The ESPN/Abc Finals coverage has been this bad for over a decade. I've been wanting the Inside crew to cover it for YEARS
Same here
It’s crazy… I remember watching the game, and I was asking myself, why were there soooo many ads??? Lmfao.. there was literally no coverage, then the 3rd quarter started.
That ESPN programming is largely just a vessel to get to the next commercial break. It’s the same formula with all the sports they cover maybe outside of College Gameday.
Damn isn't it crazy that Sports betting is what this is really all about.. I mean we all can play stupid but it's painfully obvious these people have sold their souls for AI prompted shenanigans to lul you to sleep.. These games are probably not even live
I just cancelled my ESPN+ account for similar reasons.
ESPN used to have professional journalists who used to report and talk about sports. It was awesome during the 1990’s. This changed during the decade of the 2000’s.
That’s when ESPN started to get rid of the real sports journalists and started transitioning into Social Media.
Ever since Disney purchased ESPN, they have removed 90% of people who had any sort of journalistic background.
Now, it is no longer about sports. It’s about who has created the best TAKE and who can yell the loudest, for the sole purpose of stirring the pot. Sports is now secondary.
And I agree with everyone, ESPN’s coverage of the NBA Finals is shit Top to Bottom. They bring nothing to the sport.
Only person worthy enough to be on NBA Countdown is Bob Myers. Other than him, I don’t know what Stephen A Smith, Michael Wilbon, and Malika Andrew’s have done in the NBA to be critiquing on a pregame/halftime show during the NBA FREAKING FINALS! 🤦🏾♂️
Bob Myers? That dude is horrible you must be a relative with this comment
Michael Wilbon is in the Basketball Hall of fame!!!
@@30xron won 4 Championships as a GM, he has every right to critique the sport.
@@charliesweat4361 lol the basketball Hall of Fame will let anyone in. I’d expect Stephen A Smith to be in soon. Jersey retirements are more prestigious to me
So regular people shouldn’t critique politcians then right? With your logic
Klutch Sports owns ESPN snow. It’s a joke
That China money speaks.
I want someone to demand that ESPN explain in detail their relationship with Klutch sports.
Do you have proof that Klutch Sports owns ESPN? I can’t find any articles for this claim.
NBC losing the license to ESPN in 2003 as always been the worst moment for the NBA in terms of presentation. Listen to their coverage, and watch how they present. They don't have set music. They don't set the game up well. It sounds like a regular season game. NBC and CBS before it in the 80's, made every game feel important. Even regular season games. A poem before the game to talk about the participants and the magnitude of the game. Iconic theme music from both networks that is played TO THIS DAY.
ESPN has never cared about any of that. They play rap music before the game. They don't have theme music. Their Countdown crew is pathetic. Their NBA commercials promoting future games are extremely poor and forgettable. I cannot believe that the NBA re-upped with them and gave them the Finals in the new deal. Death knell for the NBA. The NBA does not care how it's sport is covered and it shows.
On the flip side, TNT has been great for the NBA for over 40 years. Not just Inside the NBA. The way they set the game up. Consistent theme music that they have had since 2004 and have never changed in 20 years. Pregame is fire. Halftime is fire. Postgame is fire. All of it. The new deal should have been TNT and NBC because both of those networks KNOW HOW TO PRESENT SPORTS.
Thank U!!!!! I’ve been saying this for years. CBS and NBC made the nba playoff games feel like epic battles.
ESPN makes the game feel like just another regular season game.
I remember one year espn/abc had the pussycat dolls as their intro. All I can do is smh 🤦♂️
NBA coverage was so much better back when it was on cbs and nbc… don’t even get me started on college basketball on cbs back in the 80s.
Of course they dont care. We live in clown world
The NBA is unwatchable.
After Steven A was heated,
for not getting enough air time. I mean, the way he walked into the building was like he was gonna play.🤭
When I first saw him walking in I thought it was the start of a troll/funny skit…. But quickly realized no.. this guy really thinks he’s that tough 😆
I've been a lakers fan my whole life and i could not agree more. There is literally NO REASON to be talking about the lakers right now.
This isn't even a hiring! This is "the lakers have had meetings with a coach, but they are in the same place they've been since Darvin Ham got fired." I'm pretty sick seeing my team so talked about when there really is no reason to talk about them.
THE TNT CREW SHOULD DO THE PREGAME SHOW HALFTIME SHOW AND INSIDE THE NBA AFTER THE GAME
Yes, yes, and yes again!
@@LuisMotta06 FASHO
Espn doesn't allow personality. They find it controversial. Everyone on ESPN plays a character that is agitated or level-headed. There is no in between.
This is just further proof that ESPN is on brons payroll.
How did I know a LeBron comment would be in this video.... You LeBron haters have no life
@@randywatson6583 How did i know a lebron fangirl was going to come to his rescue.. You Lebron fangirls have no life..
I think one of the reason nba ratings are down is because of espn and abc. I always thought TNT should cover the nba finals or at least cover the finals every other year. They should got rid of espn rather than tnt.
I turned it off also.. like damn why you talking lakers😂😂 they been doing it all playoffs 😂
Lebalco just go already! Enough of this guy.
Welcome to ESPN’s coverage of the NBA LEBRONS! (Formerly known as the lakers)Staring LaBron! Featuring “Will LA draft him or not”, BRONNY! And special guest star Mr “know very little” Kendrick Perkins! (And occasionally 31 other teams that we won’t mention because they don’t reside in LA).
The Lakers are fucking awful and ESPN is awful for focusing so much time on them
At this point can TNT or NBC get the rights of the NBA Finals instead of ESPN?
Kyrie’s teammate, Luka Doncic, has a homie named Nikola Jokic, who along with teammate Jamal Murray, and the Denver Nuggets ended LeBron James’ 2023-2024 NBA season by GAME 5 when Jamal Murray dunked on LeBron James via a face-to-face, one-on-one posterization that will never be forgotten - Jamal Murray BAPTIZED LeBron James - with a nasty facial, followed by a game winner that ended LeBron James’ career/LA Lakers’ career via a 4-1 Gentlemen’s SWEEP in only ROUND ONE of the 2023-2024 NBA Playoffs. Michael Jordan is the GOAT! And Kobe Bryant is better than LeBron James. 👀
"with a nasty facial" pause. Dawg. Pause.
Tf does this have to do with anything
These losers find a way to make it about Lebron. Then complain everything is all about Lebron.
Couldn’t agree with Barkley more on this. ESPN is ran by clowns. You have the most important set of games for the entire NBA season right on the cusp of beginning, and you spend the majority of the time talking about reports of a college coach, going to a franchise that was bounced in the first round of that playoff? LeBron James is honestly becoming bad for the growth of the NBA. These networks and the league itself can’t even consistently market its other stars because they still have to revolve around It’s almost 40-year-old former superstar. I truly believe once LeBron is out of the NBA, the league, if they finally get some sense, will have a chance to regain popularity in the US. American fans in majority are tired of if not completely done with LeBron James and his era.
Listening to Doris Burke talk is like a hearing a
rake against concrete. First privileged women stunt failed
you prefer whiny baby Jeff Van Stooge?
Yeh I was gutted that she was on there for the finals.
Reminded me of the BET Channel I stopped watching years ago. Sooo many commercials in between shows SMH.
Anyone old enough to remember if the Lakers were talked about this much during 2005-2008 when the team was struggling?
ESPN really is turning into BET
Explain
@@shakeemdiggz2354 they a buncha wild bubble lipped migas sayin mo watermelon massah
@@mikem4904Bruh...you went In totally 😂😂
@@mrudhul696 why is that funny?
@@shakeemdiggz2354 coz I felt so.
They need to put the nba back on nbc like back in the day
The way they talk about Lebron all of the time makes me think that they are owned by Clutch lol ijs
Everything ESPN does now is unwatchable!!! They are biased judgemental, and BORING!! They even mess up live games now with awful analyst
Winning the 2023-2024 NBA World Championship would be a huge accomplishment for Kyrie Irving because neither Kyrie Irving nor LeBron James has won a legitimate NBA World Championship in 8 years, dating back to 2016. 💯
@rollandcurtis874
And the Warriors gave that championship to Cleveland to get Durant.
What world championship????😮😮😮😮
it is the nba championship, NOT the (nba) world championship.
I have been a Lakers fan for years. Almost 20 years actually. I thought outrageous they are talking about the Lakers when there is a NBA finals game on, and Lakers are not part of it. ESPN don’t have anyone on the show that can actually breakdown the game unlike TNT.
They’re making the game boring and people will rather catch the ending score and highlights than sit through a bunch of ads 10:24
Lmfaoooo i was thinking the same thing. Why are they talkin about a potential laker coach when the finals bout to start? Media just forcing the lakers down our throats *pause
I always make sure not to give espn or any shoes any views if malika andrews or Stephen a smith or Kendrick is on them.
We know the only reason why malika on there and Stephen a been a clown and Kendrick one of the worst players in history trying to critique everyone. Hell nah.
Everything is watered down in this generation 💯
I couldn’t agree more with Sr. Charles, I was waiting for that Thursday morning to get all the info about the finals and all I got was Lakers, here comes the Disney/ ESPN agenda again. NBA is in trouble with ESPN.
Facts!!!! I was telling friends about how ESPN has been handling this. I said the playoffs that they were covering felt like game 15 of the regular season vs how TNT coverage was, and that they've handled the NBA FINALS even WORST!
It's time for the real networks to take back the NBA
They aren't choosing topics based on what people want to hear clearly. And that's why monica said sas could have been covering the WNBA for years.
Espn has always been a Lebron commercial
Disney has utterly destroy itself along with some of its +20 year franchises including Marvel and ESPN. Disney used to have the midas touch, now all they have is the boo boo touch. Everything Disney ownes has turned to Shhhh. Ryan Reynolds had to threaten them with walking if they wouldn’t let him make this Deadpool 3 movie the way he wanted and they still tried their best to screw it up. Anyhow, Disney is the common denominator in all this. They no longer care about great entertainment, it’s all about the message and keeping Leflop relevant.
So, in other words, they cover the lakers.
Just like they cover the Cowboys all the time.Who have won nothing lately.
The NBA is stuck with ESPN forever. #smh
The fact I noticed Malika Andrews got a vote for finals MVP is DISGUSTINGGGGGGG! She would try to 'Me Too' Jaylen Brown if she interviewed him in person. ESPN has gone woke, and hopefully they go broke doing it
Charles Barkley can't say it, but he knows what we know: ESPN are the ones who should lose basketball, if anyone
ESPN and Klutch tried to engineer what NBA had naturally with MJ and then Kobe and Shaq.
ESPN had their MJ - it was Kobe. But they canceled him and tried to FORCE LeBalco down people’s throats and it’s destroyed the NBA ratings.
They are getting more money cause of luck - the rest of tv has been cannibalized by streaming. Sports are the ONLY place people watch ads cause it’s the only thing we watch live together.
You may talk about a show - you usually don’t watch it at the same time as everyone else on tv - you stream it with no ads.
So even tho the NBA ratings are way way down - the supply of overall ad slots on tv is too - so the ad spots sports provides are WAY more valuable than they used to be. That’s why despite poor ratings the NBA can get a huge media rights deal.
ESPN figured out that if they say "LeBron" once per minute at least, the 50 year olds that still pay for that sub will watch.
He’s right about college sports!! Poison to pay college kids and the transfer portal is absurd
Thank you Chuck!!!
NBA is dead, I miss the 80s and 90s players
I wouldn't be surprised if Stephen Smith was behind that show decision.🤦🏿♂️😂
Ever try to watch a clip on espn’s website? Every time the ad, you are forced to watch before the clip, is way longer than the clip you’re trying to watch
Charles sure loves himself some Danny Hurley
I watch espn on mute idk how many times im going to say it 😂😂
In all honesty, I don’t think I’ll ever watch the NBA Finals again while it’s running under ESPN/Disney.
They have been running coverage of the NBA like that all year. They kick it off with a commercial at half time, come back for a couple of seconds then get another add break in. So bad. I hate it haha
ESPN was headed downhill when they forced Stephen A Smith to apologize to Michelle Beadle.
When women invade Men spaces its always going to be trouble down the road.
I stopped watching espn probably 6 or 7 years ago. All it is is a gossip and speculation network. They talk about nothing and now they got rid of a bunch of people who were there last interesting personalities. It’s a joke.
ESPN has always overplayed UCONN news, the team in their own backyard
ESPN is compromised. I miss the early 2000s ESPN.
Amen Charles Barkley. Never change. Your voice should always be heard. Whatever station signs your paycheck, that's the station I will always tune into.
Bc bron got them folks in his pocket. Bron must be a powerful dude no cap!!!!!! Like it’s almost the power the so called Jews have you can’t say ish about him criticize him, if you do the bronsexuals come out ect. I wouldn’t be surprised if bron took over the nba and became the head when he retires
Get off LeBron nuts my dude
I am with Charles Barkley. 100%
Charles Barkley is HILARIOUS. He said that they were jackasses, almost like it was an upgrade 😆 🤣 😂
Lakers paying espn to talk about them instead of offering it to Hurley
We talking about Halftime, not a game, Halftime 🤷🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ it's not ESPN fault, it's Disney!!! Ppl just find ways to hate on ESPN because it's the thing to do lol.
As long as that horrible woman has been the host of ESPN's NBA Today show, it's been nothing but garbage. After they wrongfully dismissed Max Kellerman, the entire ESPN platform has taken a serious blow. My opinion. It's almost cult like the way they cover LBJ and the Lakers. 🤔 Kind of reminds me of people who happen to pander to a certain New Yorker from today's tabloids 🤔
ESPN like Disney is being runned into the ground by a bunch of woke, DEI, feminist who know nothing about programming, entertainment and sports..
The show is horrible because the headliner players are Jaylen Brown and Kyrie Irving. ESPN/ABC have dogged these two players that are now at the forefront of the NBA Finals and now all of a sudden they're going to start praising them. The show stinks thanks to SAS.
How did they all think Dallas was better than Boston. Boston won 13 more games. Beat Dallas twice in the regular season season. Celtics only lost 2 games in the entire playoffs when the series started. And Boston had a historically good starting 5. Dallas roster not even close to as deep as Boston. These idiots shouldn’t have a job they are terrible
the only person who made sense with the halftime panel was Mike Wilbon ... Bob oversaw a dynasty But I don't regard them as some expert on what's going on in the Game ...Ive always thought analysis was how weakness ... Malika is pleasant to look at but that about it in terms of her value ... and Stephen A is loud and knows a lot of words .. but has little to add in expleiing whsts happned in a game
At this point, I may just go watch old episodes of Inside the NBA during halftime....its that bad
I think Barkley love Hurley😂😂
😂😂😂
They probably packed the ht show with ads because the Finals ratings are low again lol. They need to make up the money they lost and as a whole how much the NBA has lost monetarily.
I don't even think that the NFL does that with the cowboys 😆🤣
One thing about Barkley - if you hear the first two sentences you know what the next 20 are going to be. lol
The Lakers have been getting this attention since at least the 80s. Nobody is watching Boston/Dallas anyway.
Why is Doris Burke calling the finals. It blows my mind. I’d rather hear the hornets announcer
ESPN has been trash for a while now.
Chuck fascination with the Stanley cup trophy is the real thing!!
I thouht the same thing. Why are they talking about the lakers with the finals starting in one hour?
4:44 is when this guy actually gets to any sort of substance
At the end of the day, there was a reason why NBA on TNT was as successful as it was. ESPN is gonna hafta do some research and find a way to mirror the old production value, or they gin start losing money
Think about it.....espn + disney + spacejams 2 = lebron. Hmmmm...
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